I understand health groups have said that full nutritional information on alcohol may actually encourage people to drink more as it is basically zero fat etc. However I do think just having a calorie count of alcohol could be beneficial – and not just for young women!

However, her National counterpart, Tim Macindoe, said such amendments were not as important as restricting the supply and marketing of alcohol.

Perhaps, but it is not a case of choosing one or the other. Put it like this – is there a good argument against including calorie information on alcohol, considering almost all other food and drink has it?

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Over indulgence in alcohol and obesity are cultural problems and best solved by families and individuals, not governments.

And especially not by same old same old socialist politicians like Sue Moroney and Tim MacIndoe, who with their sad and addictive belief in big government, are more likely to add to any problems we may have than solve them.

I would like to know the answer. What a great idea. Absolutely – I don’t see why alcohol should be exempt. I find it very helpful to know what the nutritional information is for my food and drinks. Not a socialist thing at all – simply a market choice.

Sensible logical change. Providing consumers with information so they can make informed choices based on their preferences is not nanny statism.

I think it will change behaviour (although not necessarily how much people drink). I would think the first outcome would be a move towards diet RTD’s – all those bourbon and cola’s, vodka mixers etc have ridiculous quantities of sugar in them and I’m sure half of the target market (young women) would switch to a different drink if they reflected on how many spoons of sugar they were consuming in an average drinking session…

It is nanny statism because its being forced by the state, its pretty simple really.

suppliers putting that information on becuase they want to, becuase they think it will give them an edge or to catch up with competitors, but with no state force, is not nanny statism.

its actually not a difficult concept (despite how many of you got it wrong), when the state forces you to do something its statism (or nanny statism, they are basically the same thing), when you do something without force from the state, its not statism.

Silly, expensive regulatory nonsense that merely duplicates infomation freely available on the internet to everybody. A makework scheme by a useless political hack for more wasteful Wellington bureaucracy.

I would recommend two small red framed squares, one above the other, giving in the top one, the alcohol content, and below, the standard drinks the container holds – in Helvetica Neue Condensed Bold 18 pt type.

As you get older and the eyesight deteriorates, it gets really difficult find and read this essential information to get the best bang you can for your buck [or yourself]

They can’t actually deal with the real issues the Nation faces so the fuck around with nonsense which plays well with upper middle class twits, which is what they are while the best and brightest leave for greener pastures.

Why not have health warning pictures like the shit they put on tobacco?

To suit those who are worried about what happens to women…….

Photo of a fat drunk slag,comatose on her back ,dark alley,knickers around one ankle,legs wide open,hairy gash on display. And the slogan “Drinking increases the chances of unintended sperm infusions”.

I enjoy a quiet brew and occasional puff of tobacco ,usually ,a long way from the alleged mayhem that seems to spur our dick head pollies,academics,media and health sector wowsers into continuous moral outrage and consequent legislated oppression .I want to enjoy what’s left of life’s simple pleasures without nanny all over it!

Nearly seven decades of eating and I have yet to look at a food label with the view to deciding if its fat content or calorie count will impact upon my beautiful body.

That I look for nasites such as preservatives etc is another more important issue and one that was lost in the 80’s but one I am happy to do.

All this bullshit after listening to a tax person from IRD berating a struggling business person who is behind in paying a small amount of tax. What a fucking abusive process they are running. Basically told him to shut the door and go work for someone else.
We wouldn’t need to pay all this tax if Key and co rooted out the stupidity and waste in Govt. and reduced the state burden on all of us.
That could include closing down most of the stupid in Parliament.

If we’re determined to have nutritional labels, please ensure an exemption for small-batch products, exempt imported products, and allow simple range-based labelling for “calories from alcohol” (a standard drink has 70 calories from alcohol, 7 calories per gram of alcohol). Requiring full-bore nutritional labelling will kill a lot of the small batch innovation that I love tasting here.